Absolution ➺ H.S. AU

Chapter 1 ➺ Harry

I don't really see what the big deal about prom is anyway. People spend tons of money on getting a dress or renting a tux for this stupid night. The teachers and principals watch us like hawks, and you can't hardly get away with anything.

That didn't stop us, though. Louis hasn't turned up yet, but he said he was bringing some goodies for us. I'll admit, it's not the smartest thing, but he's the one bringing it, not me, so I can't really get pinned down for this one.

I'm sure he'd not stupid enought to bring anything too crazy. Nothing more than some alcohol he stole from his parents I'm sure. That's pretty much the norm for our group. We like to party, I guess you could say.

We really do need whatever he is bringing at this point, though. Not that this is the most boring "event" I've been to, but it's certainly not the best. What we're doing now is middle school shit. We're in high school now. I think we deserve a little fun.

"Dude, when is Lou going to be here?" I asked Zayn, who is standing beside me. The rugged guy. I must say, he's a real pal, he is. Probably my best partner in crime, literally.The cops got called on us a couple weeks ago when we were at a house party and as the rest of the group decided to leave me stranded like the drunken asshole I was, Zayn was a real bro and waited it out with me. We got in some minor trouble, but nothing my parents couldn't get me out of.

"I don't know, man. But if he doesn't get out of here soon, I'm leaving. My cousin told me about some sick party he heard was going on down in Englewood."

"Well, if you leave, come get me cause I'm going with you." I said.
I looked to all the people dancing and having a good old time. Here they were, having the time of their lives. Little do they know how much more fun life could be. I used to think this kind of shit was fun too, until I realized what a real party was like. And now that I know, I'm never going back.

I spotted Liam on the dancefloor with his girlfriend, Carrie. She was your typical slut. But, then again, he was your typical man-whore. I don't mean that in a bad way, he just gets along quite a lot, but ever since he met Carrie, things have been pretty quiet for Liam. He's calmed down a lot. The bastard. He doesn't know what he's missing.

Luke was out there, too, with Ava. They were qute the intersting couple. Not anything like Liam and Carrie. While Carrie tried to convince Liam not to go through with the shit we pull, Ava actually participated in it with us. That's the kind of girl I think I'd want, if I wanted a girl. They're too much work though.

"Look who's finally decided to show up." Michael said standing in the very corner of the room with us. We'd marked this corner as our territory, and no one had bothered us so far. It's a little out of view for the teachers, so it works perfect for what we need.

Louis strolled over to us, a perfect smirk gracing his lips. I can tell from the twinkle in his eye he's already started drinking. That bastard, why didn't I take a shot or two before I left too? Well, it's time for him to share now.

"Why hello gentleman, Ava." He said, nodding to the lady who had come over to join us when Louis got here. That girl knows what's up. "Don't you all look dashing." he teased, eyeing us all in our suits. Yeah, suits. There was no way I was spending money on a shit tux for this.

"Thanks, man." I said. All the guys had now joined in our little huddle in the corner. "Now shall we get this started?" I asked.

"I think that's a great idea. You all should probably get some punch though, don't you think." Louis eyed us all, and then pointed to the table with the drinks.

"Now that I think about it, I am quite thirsty." Niall said, leading the pack of us over to the table. We went little by little, to make it less suspicous. Niall and I were first, spooning amounts of the red, fruit flavord liquid into the little plastic cups they had for us.

We walked back over to where Louis was, and stood in the huddle.

"Please." I said, holding out my cup to Louis. "Save me from this dreadful party." On cue, Louis took out a flask from the indside of his jacket and filled up Niall and I's cups. The rest of the group came back and looked to Louis expectantly. One by one, we all had our cups filled, and suddenly everything became a lot more interesting.

"I'm gonna go bust a move." Niall laughed, already feeling slightly buzzed from the drink. He headed out right to the dance floor and went straight into the crowd, getting lost between the people.

I watched for a while, taking sips of my drink, and suddenly feeling so much better than I had before. A group of girls walked past me, waving and smiling.
"Hi Harry." They said.

"Hey." I said back. I've talked to them at school a few times before.

"Aren't you going to dance, all your friends are out there." One of them said. I looked around and noticed that only Michael stood in the corner with me, the rest of them had gone out to the dance floor. Might as well have fun, right.

"Yeah, I am. Shit's about to go down." I said, smirking and heading right to the middle of the floor. If I was going to be here, I was going to be right in the middle of the action. I maneavered around all the sweaty bodies around me and found my group of friends. Everyone was dancing and grinding up close to each other.

The DJ started a new song, and everyone hooped and hollared. This was finally starting to feel like the crazy parties I was used to, so I just let go.

As the night goes on, things seem to get crazier and crazier. The dance moves are more wild, the girls around me get more wild, and I sure as hell am having more fun than I thought I would. I've had more than a couple drinks at this point, and I'm starting to think prom isn't so bad after all.

The teachers have pretty much stopped trying to contain everyone in the middle. At first they were telling us our dancing was too "suggestive," but when everyone in the room is dancing the same way, it's kind of hard to make us all stop.

That being said, they've pretty much stopped watching so closely, and I don't even think they suspect anything other than sexual dancing is going on. Since we're all in the middle of the ginormous crowd of people, they can't even tell how drunk we all are. Well, we being my group.

About a half hour before Prom was supposed to end, people started to file out, slowly but surely. Liam, being the least lit up of us all, suggested we scoot out before it empties out completely, so we can get by pretty unnoticed. Even in my drunken state, that sounded like a smart idea, so Zayn, Niall, Michael and I all went out one of the side doors and out to the parking lot.

We all rode together on the way here, so we all left together too. We piled into my navy SUV. They all insisted we go to that party Zayn had mentioned earlier. I agreed and headed straight for the highway.

We got to the party about ten minutes later. I decided I had had enough for one night though, (as crazy as that is, coming from me) and so I just dropped them off and got back on the highway to head home. Truth is, prom had worn me out, and I knew my limits at this point.

If I go too hard one night, I'll be worthless the next night. If I don't want to totally kill my Sunday night, I better not get too crazy on Saturday. And even in my drunken stupeor, I knew when I should stop.

I had turned the music up and the heat on the highest setting, jamming as I drove home. I know it's not safe to drive while drinking, but how else was I supposed to get home? And I've done it so many times now, what's it gonna hurt to do it once more?

I approached a stop light. It was red, but it didn't register in my head until it was too late. I sped through the intersection and only felt the collison after it had already happened.

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I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Just so you know, I plan on updating weekly, so you can expect the next part in a week or so's time. Thanks so much for reading and please vote and comment if you liked it!

And the gif of Harry on the side is probably my most favorite gif ever so feast your eyes. ◡̈

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